Some Hongkongers have cancelled their trips to Japan following a new megaquake warning issued by the country’s authorities, while others have said they will still proceed with extra caution. Tour operators, meanwhile, reported no signs of reduced bookings to the country yet, while insurance insiders urged travellers to purchase coverage to ensure they were protected….
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher will arrive in earthquake devastated Myanmar on Friday, said U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as he appealed for more international funding and rapid, unimpeded aid access in the country. Guterres said his special envoy for Myanmar, Julie Bishop, will also travel to the country…
A Hong Kong rescue team, alongside mainland counterparts, found a survivor in the rubble of a Mandalay hotel in Myanmar on Wednesday. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said that a 52-year-old man was rescued from a hotel on 65th Street in Mandalay by the city’s rescue team, in collaboration with the Chinese rescue force….
China has urged Myanmar to ensure the safety of its rescue personnel after the Southeast Asian country’s military fired warning shots at a Chinese aid convoy during earthquake relief efforts. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said its personnel and supplies were “all safe” after Myanmar’s military fired warning shots at a nine-vehicle Red Cross…
It was marketed as a place with an “earthquake-resistant foundation.” The 12-story Sky Villa Condominium complex featured the largest rooftop bar in the central Myanmar city of Mandalay and a gym with state-of-the-art equipment. Now it is a tomb. Sky Villa, which was built in 2017, was one of the hardest-hit sites in the devastating…
Aid is pouring into Myanmar following the powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that devastated the country on Friday, resulting in at least 1,700 deaths and thousands more injured. However, it is widely believed the final toll will be much higher because of poor communications networks and the fragmentation of the country that has resulted from years of…
A Hong Kong rescue team has continued the search for survivors in the earthquake-stricken city of Mandalay in Myanmar as part of an overnight mission. As of 8.30am on Tuesday, a spokesman for the Security Bureau said rescuers were still continuing their mission near the Mandalay Palace with search and blasting tools, in an operation…
Three days after Myanmar’s worst earthquake in more than a century ravaged the remote, war-torn city of Sagaing, razing monasteries and apartment buildings, help was still just starting to trickle in. The city’s 300,000 residents had been left to largely fend for themselves after the 7.7-magnitude quake struck, damaging roads and prompting the authorities to…
STORY: Rescuers pulled a woman from the wreckage of a hotel in Myanmar days after a massive earthquake in the Southeast Asian country last week that killed at least 2,000 people. China’s Xinhua news agency reported that several others were freed from collapsed buildings in Mandalay, the city in central Myanmar near the epicenter of…
STORY: :: Ruili, China :: Nurses cling to newborn babies during a powerful earthquake in nearby Myanmar Surveillance footage from the center aired by state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) on Sunday (March 30) showed nurse Xiong Jielan carrying a baby while kneeling, as another nurse tried to hold onto other babies in their cots…